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terrestrial
Living on land, as opposed to marine or aquatic.
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Terrestrial
A plant which grows in the soil as opposed to aquatic or perched on trees.
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terrestrial
[adj] - operating or living or growing on land
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Terrestrial
Growing in the soil, on land.
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Terrestrial
1. associated with the Earth; 2. an animal or plant living on the land
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Terrestrial
Ter·res'tri·al adjective [ Latin terrestris , from terra the earth. See Terrace .] 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals. 'Bodies terrestrial .' 1 Cor....
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Terrestrial
Ter·res'tri·al noun An inhabitant of the earth.
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terrestrial
<ecology> Of or on the ground, of the habitat of a plant, on land as opposed to in water, or on the ground as opposed to on another plant. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
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terrestrial
adjective operating or living or growing on land
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Terrestrial
• (a.) Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents. • (a.) Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinctio...
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terrestrial
terrestrial 1. Pertaining to, or living habitually on, the land or ground surface.2. Living or developing in or on the land.3. Of or relating to the land or to the planet Earth.4. Of or relating to Earth or its inhabitants.5. Having a worldly, mundane character or quality.6. Of, relating to, or comp...
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Terrestrial
Pertaining to land.
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terrestrial
live on land or ground.
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Terrestrial
Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth. Terrestrial may also refer to: ...
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TERRESTRIAL
Pertaining to animals living on 'land' surfaces in epigean, endogean or hypogean environments.
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Terrestrial
Referring to land habitats in distinction from water (aquatic) habitats.
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terrestrial
living completely on land
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Terrestrial
living on the ground. An animal that spends most of it s time on the ground.
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terrestrial
of or living on the land.
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terrestrial
Lives on the land.
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Terrestrial
A term used to describe anything originating on the planet Earth.
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terrestrial
generally denotes of or on the ground; of habitat, on land as opposed to in water (aquatic) or on rocks (lithophytic), or other plants (epiphytic), and so on.
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terrestrial
1) Earthly 2) Environmental 3) Living on land, as opposed to marine or aquatic 4) Not aquatic 5) Object 6) Physical object 7) Tellurian 8) Telluric 9) Terrene
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